St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-29
A CUBEB CIGARETTE
Which Caused a Decided Goodness Be-
tween Two Rival Songstresses.
A WAR IN THE GREEN ROOM
In Which q Truce Was Patched Up
Just Before Blood Was
Spilled.

Singers are hard TO manage the world
over. and one-half the troubles of the
atrical managers grow out of the dis
puteS between this class of profeS-
SIGNALS. Manager Black, of the Bodega.
is not an exception to the rule. as an in
eident that occurred at this resort the
other evening will demonstrate. Two
sopranos are delighting the habitueS of
the Bodega, Miss Reca Murilli, OF En-
gland. better known to the world as
Louise Murio. and Miss Annie Heineck,
a German warbler, from Dresden. The
latter has been in possession of the
dressing room at the Bodega for about
two weeks, and when she learned that an
other singer of her own class was to oc-
eupy the same apartment with her she
naturally became very much interested
III her antecedentS, and especially as
she was possible rival for public esti-
nation. Since Miss Murilii'S engage
ment. which began Christmas Eve. al
though there is large stove in the
dressing room. there has been frigid-
lty in the atmosphere which
artificial heat could not dispel.
Although the repertoire of the two sing
erS are widely different as regards the
class of selections, Miss Heineck has
looked upon Miss Murilli as an intruder
and treated her accordingly. Matters
reached climax, however. Monday
night shortly after the regular perform
anee had begun, and Manager Black
was summoned in hot haste to Quell an
incipient outbreak between two irate
prima donnaS.
As near as he could learn from the ut
teranceS OF two high-Strung mettleSome
artists talking at the same time and
each anxious to give her side, a cubeb
cigarette had ignited the pile of wrath
that had been smouldering in the bosom
of Fraulein Heineek since Miss Murilli'S
appearance. Monday evening. after
finishing her song on the stage, Miss
Heineck descended TO the dressing room
and found Miss Murilli calmly putting
the cigarette in question, and at once
opened fire with, ''What do you mean
by smoking cigarettes in my dressing
rOOm?'
well, l like that" was the reply
from the EnglishwOman, lit strikes me
that il is no more your dressing room
than II Is mine, aud as for the cigarette,
IT Is NOT TOBACCO,
but cubeb that | was instructed by my
physician TO use for hoarSeneSS and a
severe cold"
BY this time the duet was proceeding
in a very high register, and one of the
walters fastened to inform Manager
Black. Very reluctantly he entered
the dressing room, and While the door
was partly opened, a strain of melody
tioated out into the large hall. the pur-
port of which was demand that Miss |
Murilli should take her street dress off |
the hook in the wall that had been APP |
propriated by Miss Heineck for her
wardrobe.
Now ladies, be calm." said Manager
b aek in his most soothing accents, |
roof tonight, for cold wave is upon US |
and you might catch cold"
Instead of obeying his request the !
musical voices assumed higher pitch |
than ever, and 4 merry war was soon in |
progress, such as only opera singers |
know how to wage. The only spectator |
OF the fray assumed the role of media |
tor. and succeeded in patching up an |
armed truce, during which it was shown |
that Miss Murilli had not thought of |
offending her rival for public approba- |
sion. but was merely endeavoring to |
strengthen her voice in the interest of |
the patrons OF the BOdega.
There was suggestion that hereafter |
Inv SiHSOlo OCCupN
dressing-rooms but then another diff |
Guilty arose, neither soprano being will |
/ g TO yacate the apartment. as ii would |
be construed to mean surrender of |
vested rights. As compromise, how |
ever, the dresSing-room was divided |
into two parts by an imaginary line |
running through the center, and Miss |
Murilli transferred her stage toiletteS, |
makeup, looking glass and other ac-
ceSSOrieS to her part of the room, and |
Miss Heineck followed suit, Manager |
Black in the meanwhile Superintending |
the division, after which he precipi- |
lately retreated from the scene of hos |
tilitieS. If looks could do any damage, !
however, both participants would have |
fallen long ere this on the field, but |
they are content for the present with |
not speaking as they pass by, and are |
at daggers points. Miss Murilli will |
continue to smoke cubeb cigarettes i'll |
her part of the dressing room and Miss |
Heineck, in spirit of retaliation. has |
taken to inhaling and putting out vol |
umeS of smoke from Sweet Caporals.